CVOR RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

RN CVOR

Overview

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Specialty: Registered Nurse, CVOR (Cardiac Surgery)
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Scrub Color: Provided
• Charting System: Epic

Schedule and Hours

• 40 hours per week
• 2x12s and 2x8s per week (no 4x10s)
• Shifts: 7a-3:30p or 10:45a-7:15p
• Two 24-hour weekend calls per schedule
• On-call: 2 calls per Monday-Friday week (7p-11p or 7p-7a), with 1 day per week available to stay late
• Open to floating within scope to meet facility needs
• Not open to accommodating a block schedule
• RTO greater than 7 days requires approval

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• CVOR experience (2 years)
• CVOR experience within the last year
• Experience working with Cardiac Surgery patients
• Must scrub cardiac surgery independently and circulate
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination is highly preferred, not required (a declination is acceptable)
• Initial COVID vaccine series is preferred if the candidate has received it

Facility Details

• Type: Short-term acute care
• Trauma Level: Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Ratio: Average 1:2

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually. Also required: sex offender and exclusion list checks within 30 days of start, education verification of the highest level completed, and a photo ID matching legal name on the first day. International candidates need a foreign equivalency education evaluation.
• Other Certifications and Exams: Medication/pharmacology competency exam (85% passing score) within 12 months of start. Color blind test (80% passing score) required for all candidates. Skills checklist within 12 months of start.
• Health: Physical exam within 12 months of start. Fit test within 12 months, updated annually. TB test (or chest x-ray for positive history), TB questionnaire updated annually. Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B titers or vaccine documentation. 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Flu vaccine or exemption required during flu season.
• History: 2 professional references within 3 years of start. 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days, verified for the last 7 years.
• Facility Trainings: Attestations for modules including language services, CAUTI, CLABSI, pressure injury prevention, patient transport with oxygen, Baxter pump, ventricular assist device awareness, 21st Century Cures Act, fire safety, mobile heartbeat alarm, patient bedside rounding, chaperone policy, blood administration, Pyxis MedStation, eCart, and stroke education.
• Stroke: NIH Stroke Certification required for all RNs unless the unit lists an exception (CVOR is not listed as an exception), with at least 2 CE hours.